Conasprella armiger

Species of gastropod

Conasprella armiger

Shell and protoconch of Conasprella armiger (holotype of the synonym Conus clarki at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Conidae
Genus:  | Conasprella
Species:  |

C. armiger

Binomial name
Conasprella armiger

(Crosse, 1858)

Synonyms[1]

* Conasprella (Dalliconus) armiger (Crosse, 1858) · accepted, alternate representation
* Conus armiger Crosse, 1858 (original combination)
* Conus clarki Rehder & Abbott, 1951
* Conus crenulatus Kiener, 1845 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus crenulatus Deshayes, 1835; Conus armiger is a replacement name)
* Conus frisbeyae Clench & Pulley, 1952
* Dalliconus armiger (Crosse, 1858)

Conasprella armiger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

## Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.

## Description[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[2]

## Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 35 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 227 m.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Conus armiger Crosse, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

* Rehder, H. A. & Abbott, R. T. 1951. J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 41 (1): 22, figure 1–6.
* Clench, W. J. and Pulley, T. E. 1952. Notes on some marine shells from the Gulf of Mexico with a description of a new species of Conus. Texas Journal of Science 1:59-58, 1 pl.
* Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

## External links[edit]

* Crosse H. (1858). Observations sur le genre Cone et description de trois espèces nouvelles, avec un catalogue alphabétique des Cônes actuellement connus. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie. ser. 2, 10: 113–127, pl. 2 [March 1858], 150–157 [April 1858], 199–209
* Kiener, L.C. (1844–1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
* The Conus Biodiversity website
* "Dalliconus armiger armiger". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

Taxon identifiers

Conasprella armiger|

* Wikidata: Q60452297
* CoL: 5ZRXL
* OBIS: 835306
* WoRMS: 835306

Conus armiger|

* Wikidata: Q1602770
* CoL: 5ZXMG
* EoL: 396020
* GBIF: 5193247
* iNaturalist: 431839
* IRMNG: 10242437
* ITIS: 75401
* IUCN: 192612
* SeaLifeBase: 6367
* WoRMS: 420202

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